Tom Kennedy - Being A Big Fish In A Small Pond, Preparing For Auditions, Putting Your Ego Aside, Larry Graham & More

Music Insights With Niclas Jeppsson

English - May 12, 2021 13:00 - 1 hour - 66.3 MB - ★★★★★ - 2 ratings
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On the show today, we have one of the top bass players in the world, Tom Kennedy. Tom has played with artists like Freddie Hubbard, James Moody, Dave Weckl, Steve Gadd, Steve Lukather, Planet X and many others.

Tom has a new album coming out on the 11th of June, called Stories. I got the opportunity to listen to it and if you are into instrumental jazz/funk I can highly recommend that you check it out.

It was a real pleasure talking to Tom and I hope you will enjoy our conversation as well.

In this interview, we spoke about:

• What it means to lay down the foundation as a bass player

• Ronnie Scotts and the 606 in London

• Being a big fish in a small pond

• Tom’s new record, Stories

• When Tom discovered slap bass and Larry Graham

• How Tom prepares for auditions

• Why you need to leave your ego out but also knowing your worth when working as a hired gun

And much more.

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